• Unless you are serving overseas in the United States Armed Forces, you must currently reside in the United States (U.S.) AND a U.S. citizen or deemed a lawful permanent resident alien by Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).

• If you are serving overseas in the U.S. Armed Forces, you must submit a copy of your deployment documentation with your application.

• A felony conviction (unless civil and firearm rights have been restored by the convicting authority).

• Having adjudication withheld or sentence suspended on a felony or misdemeanor crime of violence unless three years have elapsed since probation or other conditions set by the court have been fulfilled.

• A conviction for a misdemeanor crime of violence in the last three years.

• A conviction for violation of controlled substance laws or multiple arrests for such offenses.

• A record of drug or alcohol abuse.

• Two or more DUI convictions within the previous three years.

• Being committed to a mental institution or adjudged incompetent or mentally defective.

• Failing to provide proof of proficiency with a firearm.

• Having been issued a domestic violence injunction or an injunction against repeat violence that is currently in force.